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  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  department wasn’t great. There was always a lot of competition amongst the ... enjoyed it, and even more so, once we weren’t in a high pressure music ... ’s not all about scores,” because it really, truly isn’t. Had a tumblr

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn't much of a party, but the title at least made the task of opening envelopes seem more fun. We are now receiving a deluge of mail each day

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  powers for good.   Today, I'm attending Defiance, a conference ... Last July, the MIT Media Lab created a $250,000 award to recognize ... , and is consistent with a set of key principles, including non

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  comMITing was that MIT wouldn’t have those things. We knew MIT has a lot ... high school we went to, and for 11th and 12th grade, we transferred to a ... exhaustive list, but rather a personal one Clubs Art Club Art Club is a super

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  that a) applicants simply don’t understand what information we are ... . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then ... ?'” (DFW went on to deliver a timeless and celebrated address that is well

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  This past Friday evening, I wished I didn't want to see the aurora ... looked forward to entering ~introvert hours~ all day... alas. A chase for the beautiful is one I can't pass on. [caption id="attachment_100807

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to ... transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... enter themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to ... -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience. Local Admitted ... themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  MyMIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only ... distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... admitted students can enter themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update: App Tracking & More All of the mail has been processed, and MyMIT Application Tracking is up-to-date.

  

  a good time for you to check up on the status of your application ... Part 2, Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A (math or ... something? First, do not worry. We do not assign blame on why we don't have it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  didn't make sense, was a lot of fun. Why does this matter? Why does any ... something like seven times, but it doesn't matter. If it was a fun joke to ... I: Just One Look and I Can Hear a Bell Ring I live on a fairly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha '13, asking me to take a moment to vote for the idea that she and Divya '13 came ... thing for the idea that she and her team came up with. Since (a) both

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  the person. A country is only as good--I don't care now about the ... graduated a little over a month ago, moved to Washington, D.C. a week ago, and ... heavier. I spent yesterday in a newsroom, with the weight and force of

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  school in a city that is a hub of so much intellectual activity. (And I don't ... I try to attend at least one guest speaker talk a week (many of them ... impressive and inspiring and wonderful, etc. In the past few days, a few

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  the forge, cropped ones for social events that don't include bits of ... shape the world around me, and clothing mods are a great part of that. So ... .[/annotation] [carousel image1="96644" image2="96634" /] misc other cutting and tying t

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few ... would.       Even if you don't know Holly, you may have received something that she's made in the mail. Holly is a Senior

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  been a humbling experience. I am full of gratitude to you, our class of ... lessons from you, I have cried for you. I had a really horrible physics ... all here next fall. I know that some of you will be disappointed and a

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  the applicants. A similar number of students were denied, while those ... apply early are too high, and don't want to further contribute to that by leaving only a very small number of spaces for regular action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  on the harsh overhead lights of an interrogation room, illuminating a lone blogger; perhaps a meat hook swings out of focus as we pan across the tense scene. In slow motion, Tim waddles over to a table full of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  I like eating. I like eating a lot. By which I mean both that I ... was a sophomore in college I once ate for the Internet. I had missed a few meals so I ordered a large cheese pizza, a large grilled chicken

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011